CELTIC 0 M/WELL 1
Saturday's experience was one of the worst I've had in my time in supporting Celtic. I had returned from Mallorca full of optimism and belief that a 3-0 win and a difficult game for Rangers would result in a very exciting run-in for the Championship. What I witnessed on Saturday in terms of lack of spirit and leadership has left me depressed. So, I have not the stomach to do a Match Report but I have had the time to try to analayse the player's performances at the games I have done a report on.
Some explanations/comments:
1. 5 reflects an average individual performance but that Celtic should have players who can produce consistent performances above 6 if they are to be regulars in the team.
2. My own classification is that anything under 4 means that the player is of a Division 1 or below standard.
Between 5 and 5.4 the player is good enough for some SPL teams but not Celtic.
Between 5.5 -5.9, the player is good enough for a place in a Celtic squad.
Between 6 - 6.5 the player should be a regular
Above 6.5 indicates a player of star quality.
3. Celtic have played at least 33 players during these 38 games and have only sent out the same team 3 times.
4. Boruc and McGeady have been our most consistent players.
5. The effect of not having Wilson for most of the season and the refusal to play Hartley more often in his best position have had a serious impact.
6. The best two team performances were against Hearts.
7. Boruc and McGeady are the only two players who would be automatic selections.
Balde, Caldwell, Hartley, Hinkel, Kennedy, McDonald, McManus, Robson, Samaras and Wilson would be in the team or the bench.
Donati, Jvoh, Killen, Naylor, Pressley, Naylor should all be transferred.
I would keep Naka on the basis of his previous season's performance and I would give Caddis, Doumbe, Hutchinson, O'Dea, Riordan, Sno the opportunity of staking a claim under new management.
I am sure there are flaws and mistakes in the above but I do believe it reflects the problems that have beset our season. The info can be accessed by clicking the link in the top right hand corner.
1 comment:
I share your disgust and can honestly say that after 20 minutes I saw it coming. I have serious, serious concerns. As a team, en masse, we do not seem to be able to control a ball or master the basics of passing the ball in front of a player to allow them to run onto it. It leads to messy, disjointed football, not fit for the hoops.
I have never, ever in my life (and I sat through all of the dark n-i-a-r years) been so frustrated by one particular Celtic performance. Falkirk at Ibrox in a cup replay comes to mind as close.
But they are surely not all that bad as players so what is the problem? I am loathe to say the manager, but the tactical ineptitude on Saturday was so startlingly obvious I cringed.
McDonald was rank rotten and in normal circumstances had to be hooked, but we were one down against ten men and he subs striker for striker?
Donati was getting pelters from all angles, and had a mare, but again, midfielder for midfielder. At least Donati got involved at every opportunity. Was Scott Brown playing? Does Naka know that you are unlikely to die from a tackle? He lookes totally knackered.
The jacket on, jacket off shenanigans for Ben Hutchinson, then allowing Motherwell to make a substitution and waitng for the next break in play with 5 minutes left to get him on was key-stone-cops meets Basil Fawlty stuff, without the humour.
But despite all of this, and this is where the insanity of Celticness comes in, I think there is still a chance!
C'mon the hoops!!
:)
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